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But it isn't inconsistent Larry Send a noteboard - 21/05/2010 01:14:32 AM


I am not disputing that languages change over time (I am not touching that last one), but that does not mean that pointing out the inconsistencies of new developments are invalid.


It has a regular usage pattern and regular semantic understanding and is tied to a specific region that has its own patterns. It seems to come down to which regional variation is assigned more "prestige" than the others. I happen to think that the lack of a specific second-person plural in most of the other English dialects is deplorable, but that's just me
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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definitly. *NM* LadyLorraine - 20/05/2010 03:32:32 PM 190 Views
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"Could care less is" a personal peeve of mine, too. Joel - 20/05/2010 03:43:08 PM 449 Views
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American English contains a lot more mistakes than that. Tom - 20/05/2010 03:58:42 PM 460 Views
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Nice one, though I've been guilty of that on occasion. *NM* Legolas - 20/05/2010 10:27:23 PM 208 Views
What a grating accent Larry - 20/05/2010 10:41:38 PM 444 Views
what grammatical conventions? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:11:10 PM 423 Views
Subjunctive, reflective pronouns, things like that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:26:09 PM 440 Views
His main two points had nothing to do with all that, though... Legolas - 20/05/2010 11:39:28 PM 549 Views
I know. I just merely said I disliked the accent and that the divergent dialects were just that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:59:25 PM 471 Views
How does that apply at all? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:43:49 PM 444 Views
Different rules for different dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:03:31 AM 558 Views
.... dialects? Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:06:03 AM 516 Views
Yes, dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:20:09 AM 517 Views
Re: Yes, dialects Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:24:25 AM 407 Views
Perhaps Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 503 Views
Re: Perhaps Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:56:18 AM 433 Views
It really depends Larry - 21/05/2010 01:03:13 AM 610 Views
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But it isn't inconsistent Larry - 21/05/2010 01:14:32 AM 412 Views
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It's not his accent, it's his voice. *NM* Rebekah - 21/05/2010 12:26:18 AM 183 Views
It's both Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:04 AM 483 Views
Tickling the fort sounds like fun! *NM* Birdeye - 21/05/2010 02:37:03 AM 211 Views
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